GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

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accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
slanderto utter slander against : defame
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
succorrelief
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow